After Mouri Ran left, Conan went into the house with Jiang Xia.
The Fake Elementary School Student looked at Jiang Xia, then at Haibara Ai, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and could not help scratching his head. "How did both of you recover from your colds so quickly? It's only been one day, and you barely have any symptoms left."
Haibara Ai still had a slight headache, but she was clearly not the type to show weakness. She forced herself to say, "A cold wasn't a serious illness to begin with."
The Mini Scientist who had said that was bedridden the very next day.
Rain poured outside. Professor Agasa opened the door and welcomed Jiang Xia, who had come for breakfast, into the house.
He pointed toward the bedroom, worried. "Ai really hasn't been sneezing much today, but she's started coughing and running a fever."
Jiang Xia: "..."
The sound of boiling water came from the kitchen, where Conan was heating breakfast on his own. Hearing that Jiang Xia had arrived, he ran out for a look. "How's your cold? If Haibara really infected you, shouldn't you be collapsing about now too?"
Jiang Xia took a slice of bread from the bread machine, casually spread some Butter on it, and took a few bites before saying, "I'm not as frail as you kids."
"We're not kids," Conan retorted, then fell into thought.
After observing her last night and this morning, the sharp Detective had noticed the same thing Mouri Ran had: Haibara Ai's problem was not merely that she was sick. This Mini Scientist who had escaped from the organization seemed extremely anxious, and afraid of something.
*She won't say anything when I ask her. She just told me not to act too conspicuously lately and